The Republican journal., 1887-06-02
Literary News and Notes.

Literary News and Notes.
Mr.. Hggnson says that the number of books
copyrighted in the United States in 1856 was
| III ,l24, as against 2Ol6 i'll 1850.
Mrs. Gen. Fremont is writing the life of Kit
| Carson, the scout who guided the 'Pathtinder"
across the Rocky mountains.
| In the June Wide Awake Grace DEMO Litcll-
field relates her experiences at Mentonc in the
recent Europeah earthquake.
ton of catalogues from Dickens" rs arranged
by Mr.. W. Elliot Fette. They first appeared
in 1871.
Charles Egbcrt Crad;lock begins Il new tale,
''Thc Story of Keedon Bluffs in June Wide
Awake; and which will 90 on through several
numbers, II to IL pages 4 month.
T. Il. Munger will contribute an article Oh
Education and Social Progrcss' to the june
Century, in which he will critcise certain ten
dcnces Of University education.
Mr.. Robert Grants name appears On the
titlepage of Il new paper edition of that clever
novel Face to Face which was anonymous
ly published by the Scribners wear ago
The June number of Our Little Ones has for
Il frontispiccc My Dandcion Girl" with
accompanying letter press by Mrs. Clara Doty
| Bates. The other articles and illustrations are
timely and pleasing. Russell Pub. Co., Boston.
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,,.,irh ,nI mnn~ nthnrs nf Mrs pn.o iiart,
;,. irLn,,. ;,,,l,,I;n, ..pnn,an,Lar th
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| Texan liberty. have been Incorporated in a
handsome volume which will shortly lie issued
hy ID. Lothrop Company.
The Lincoln History in the June Century
will review the story of the assault on Senator
sumner, and summarize the history of the
| Drcd Scott decision. and the Judges opinions
| i'm tlic ease, together with the opinions of Lin
| coin and DouyJas. In The July Century the
famous "Lincon and Douglas debates" will be
| described
| ''Thc obc>k and Its Voices is the title OF Il
memorable and memorial. giving a description
of impressions made upon the mind of the au-
| thor Cen Henry r. Cnrriu,eton IT, s. A. dur
ing an ascent of the Washington monument,
Feb. %, this wear. 1t i, in press, and will at
once appear under the auspices of Lee & Shcp-
ard.
|
| MF. IioWeiiS serial hoVcl. 'Apfii hopes, III
harper Magazine Incomes exceedingly bright
| III the June i''stahent WIN tnG ep'So!e OF al
| engagement between Dan ana Ailce,Which gives
rise TO chapter OF capital dialogue ana seNcrai
| hNc,H rove scenes Suen aS Only bostoli Joct!.
c'"'h l"fh'>h. Inc s'N1h lart OF NIrka III
| me same A'lmher Is also briiiaht anu power
~, , .,
Country "ris of Thee :" who hus jus1 been riy-
| on a reccntjon in Chr,yu. was a f,llow-rlass-
mate of oliver Wendell Holmes. Holmes
make. a characteristic, alliIsiou TO him in one of
| his class nocns.
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mis'e'',''e"us IN essass' ny h'ch'ru "A. lioe,ni;
Ut .n,ce'le" io.oi''. SHOWS t'c Moiiei lu'
w. 't'i.'''', w !1ies' i u,toi "io "ppe..,
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rnnEer"''' I'VE p'''"S'ler' - East 'h >'ree'' Ne"
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new edition of a work of ,rcat x,ue and
| rare interest. hy Rry. James Freeman Clarke.
Win ihr titlr ii IL. ami Times of .Irs,,s as r.
| |.teI l,y 'rhnm,s Ddvm,,. i nrarv rr.,dy far
mhlir.tiom hv Lee ,nJ Shcnard Rn:tnn rhis
book w,s tirst ruI,lish,L hw Ills firm in ,SSl
and at once cu,nmanIrd vide attention. Off
| The autho,.s hooks. 1his is his favoritr one If
| lives - yiyiI nirt,rr of thr worlJ ,S Il was
| when Jrsus rnmr and I,rints hrforo thr mimi
| Of thc r,,,Irr !, rrm,rt,IIv cl.,r Wow nf
Jesus, hi, rnnvers,tioms ma nets rs ,bry
,nnn,rcI to Ills IisrinIns md tn stran~rrS
| uIa,iu~ him in !, nrw mint If yicw md show.
mo him ,s br m,Ist hny,. seemed ,t first TO Ills
| fnIInwnr.
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